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#10photos for 10/10/10

Posted on October 22, 2010 by jona • 0 Comments

I had the most noble intentions of participating in the #10photos project, and I took my pictures (one every hour for 10 hours on 10/10/10) and then… nothing. I loved the idea of capturing a day in the life – I was not as absolute as some participants about taking my photo exactly on the hour, nor of the photo being exactly what I was seeing at the time. Instead, I took it as an opportunity to capture an average day in the life. And for that, it was perfect. And still useful for me, even as I’m posting this now. So, here goes…

: 9am: Late breakfast

: 10am: Reading together

: 11am: Nail Polish

: 12pm: In the Car

: 1pm: IKEA meatballs

: 2pm: Leaving IKEA

: 3pm: Quiet Time (movie)

: 4pm: Sewing costumes

: 5pm: Making pizza

: 6pm: Puzzles

Filed Under: Family, in transition

Wordless Wednesday: At Water's Edge

Posted on August 19, 2010 by jona • 0 Comments

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Finding My Voice

Posted on May 26, 2010 by jona • 0 Comments

When I began blogging, it was an outlet for the thoughts swirling around my head. Back then, it was a safe place to vent about infertility, to write about family, to explore hopes and dreams. The first time I remember blogging as an outlet was at a family event early in the medicalized process of… Continue Reading

Filed Under: in transition, Ruminations

Birthing and Breastfeeding

Posted on April 14, 2010 by jona • 0 Comments

I was just pointed to this article by Melissa Bartick over at the Huffington Post about the impact of the birth experience on initializing breastfeeding. Dr. Bartick was one of the co-authors of the recent article in the journal Pediatrics on the cost of suboptimal breastfeeding in the US. If 90% of US families could… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Breastfeeding, in transition

New Beginnings

Posted on April 9, 2010 by jona • 0 Comments

Spring is a season of new beginnings. A time when plants come back to life from their winter rest (at least if you live someplace colder than our current balmy Southern California) and birds nest (some of them right outside my dining room window). And apparently, a time to start a fresh blog.